Roman VASIANOV
Роман ВАСЬЯНОВ
Roman VASSIANOV
Russia, 2021, 122mn 
fiction
Obshchaga
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Общага

 

 The Dorm

 Le Dortoir

 
Directed by : Roman VASIANOV (Роман ВАСЬЯНОВ)
Writing credits : Yekaterina BOGOMOLOVA (Екатерина БОГОМОЛОВА), Roman VASIANOV (Роман ВАСЬЯНОВ)
 
Cast
Gennadi VYRYPAEV (Геннадий ВЫРЫПАЕВ) ...Zabela
Irina STARSHENBAUM (Ирина СТАРШЕНБАУМ) ...Nelli
Marina VASILIEVA (Марина ВАСИЛЬЕВА) ...Sveta
 
Cinematography : Aleksandr_3 ALEXANDROV (Александр_3 АЛЕКСАНДРОВ)
Produced by : Igor MISHIN (Игорь МИШИН), Artiom VASILYEV (Артем ВАСИЛЬЕВ)
 
Site : IMDb

Awards :
Best actress Irina STARSHENBAUM , Golden Eagle awards, Moscow (Russia), 2022
Best first film Open Russian Film Festival Kinotavr, Sochi (Russia), 2021

Plot synopsis
1984, in the middle of nowhere in the USSR, a group of friends try to live their lives and maintain dignity despite the corrupt system and people running their student dorm. They share their griefs and joys, all for one and one for all, until a tragic event - a female student commits suicide - sends a shock wave through the dorm. This event sets of a chain reaction that will put their love, friendship and beliefs to an ultimate test.
 

commentaries
Roman Vasyanov: The Dorm (Obshchaga, 2021), Justin WILMES, Kinokultura, 2022
Юрий Жуковский. Ушло ли время, или общага в крови. [Film Le Dortoir / The Dorm, Roman VASIANOV, 2021], Юрий ЖУКОВСКИЙ, Kinopressa, 2021
 

Selected in the following festivals or events :
- "NIKA" Prizes, Moscow (Russia), 2022
- Golden Eagle awards, Moscow (Russia), 2022
- Prague International Film Festival : Febiofest, Prague (Czech Republic), 2021
- International Film Festival of India : IFFI, Goa (India), 2021
- Haifa International Film Festival, Haifa (Israel), 2021
- Prize of the Guild of Film Critics and Historians of Russia, Moscow (Russia), 2021
- Open Russian Film Festival Kinotavr, Sochi (Russia), 2021
- Award "White Elephant", Moscow (Russia), 2021
- Festival ''Cinema and literature'', Gatchina (Russia), 2021
- Russian Film Week in London, London (United Kingdom), 2021